Edrie Elen

Blonde Rattlesnake is a thought provoking book. Not particularly immersive or nail-biting, it nonetheless tells Burmah Adams White's story in a fairly unbiased way, unlike the newspapers and radios of the time of her arrest and trial. While the book includes some of those, the author also includes quotations from Burmah herself, as well as from her mother. Unlike many biographical fiction books, there is not any creative nonfiction here, it is strictly written in a journalistic style.The book focuses less on the crimes committed - though there is plenty of page time given to those - than on the corruption in the California legal system in the 1930s, and whether or not Burmah actually received a fair trial. Also on the WHY she acted as she did, which is never answered fully enough to truly decide. No doubt as many people at the time did, some readers will decide for themselves whether or not she acted of her own free will or if she was coerced by an abusive husband, but for myself, I was never completely satisfied and couldn't state an opinion either way. 3.5/5 stars, rounded up. Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram

~Check out all my reviews over at The Bent Bookworm!~ I've really been on a middle-grade kick lately and I was super excited to get to review this book! Ghosts and ghost stories have fascinated me since I was a kid, so as soon as I read the synopsis I was all on board. Overall I gave it 3.5/5 stars!Things I Liked:- The ghost bits were particularly well done. I found the hairs on the back of my neck raising at several passages! Eeeesh.- Descriptions of the old house were awesome. I looooove old houses and exploring. The author did make sure to not have the kids trespass – due to Pekin's “business,” they have the permission of the current owner to go snoop.- I liked the difference in ghosts. Hard to say more without spoiling, but I really liked that there were distinct differences.- Scout and Pekin were cute. Very young teenager-y. 😉 I loved all the bumbling and muddling about over their feelings, but there wasn't TOO much drama.Things I Didn't Like So Much:- It really feels like the author doesn't know modern teenagers very well. They are supposed to be fifteen and sixteen years old, but most of the time they seem to act much younger. Yes, this is a middle grade book...so why not have middle-grade age characters? Maybe it's just me.- The adults are stupid. Ridiculously so. Their interactions are just...not...believable, for the most part. But they're a minor part of the story.- The whole “love saves the day” vibe. UGH. Didn't need that, but ok. Still thought the couple was cute!Many thanks to the publisher and Xpresso Book Tours for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram

~Check out all my reviews over on The Bent Bookworm!~“I play the cool cucumber, but I'm more of a distraught apple.”Magnetic is Vicky's story, a spinoff from the Bloody Hearts series. Vicky is a vandella - a supernatural creature that needs sex to survive. And lots of it. She's phenomenally attractive (to both sexes, though only M/F relationships are in this book), and amazing in bed...but her heart is bruised and broken from constant rejection of herself. People either at worst call her a slut and a whore, or at best only want her for sex and status. She presents a hard, brittle front, but inside she wants to love and be loved.  I'll be honest, I thought she was awful when I read her brief part in Shadow Walker, but seeing her entire story was pretty awesome and it totally changed my mind. I'm hoping for a sequel or two!Things I Liked- This book was a HUGE improvement over the only other reverse harem novel I've read (which was so horrible I'm not even linking it). The way the author made having multiple lovers acceptable was interesting (i.e., Vicky needs a LOT of sex just to maintain a normal life, one person shouldn't have to fulfill ALL of her needs).- The guys are all different. They're not identical except for their hair color or height. They have different personalities, different styles, different needs of their own. Oh, and yes, they're all hot. Which one you like best will depend on your own preferences. ;)- There was a plot! This wasn't just a sex-fest, even though there was A LOT of sex. The whole reason Vicky meets the three guys is because she's running from a group of vampires that wants to control her and use her.- Vicky goes through hell, and yet doesn't let it break her. She puts up with SO MUCH SHIT, emotionally (especially this), mentally, and physically, and yet she never gives up. She WILL rise, and she WILL get vengeance on the one who most cruelly used her. Yessssss.Things I Didn't LikeThere's one BIG secret that stays a secret until almost the end, and it just didn't seem to make a whole lot of sense to me. Can't say what exactly without giving a lot away, so I'm just saying it kind of jolted me out of the story and made me sit there and frown for a bit while I tried to figure out exactly how this could have been such a THING...Overall4/5 stars. Thoroughly enjoyable, recommended if you're a RH fan or looking to try the genre.Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram

~Check out all my reviews over on The Bent Bookworm!~ Okay, so, full disclosure: this is basically written porn. I feel like it kind of belongs on a site like Literotica. But what do I know? :P There's a little teensy bit of a plot, but it's only 58 Kindle pages long so not much. It's hot and steamy and really tries to have a little something for everyone's taste - which made it feel a bit scattered and is the reason my rating isn't higher. I loved the description of Santa vs. Krampus and wish that part had been more involved and longer - but maybe the authors can do something with that later!If you're looking for something to keep you warm between the sheets right around this time of year, it'll definitely fit the bill. It's a true quickie. High on pleasure, low on commitment. Won't stick around much in your memory but might interest you in reading the authors' longer works (a few of which, it turned out, were already on my TBR).  Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram

~Check out all my reviews over on The Bent Bookworm!~ He's a Brute was Chloe Liese's debut novel, and wow did it pack a punch! I did admittedly read these books out of order (read [b:She's a Spitfire 45175530 She's a Spitfire (Tough Love, #2) Chloe Liese https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1555693535l/45175530.SY75.jpg 69885565], which is Tough Love #2, first), and while technically that's fine I would definitely recommend starting with the first book. This is a three book series involving the same couple. I enjoyed the first two books so much that I bought hard copies of all three, even though I had eARCs of the first two!A lot of reviews said this was a 50 Shades-esque novel. I've never read 50 Shades, so I can't say either way. There is dominant/submissive kinky sex between Zed and Nairne, but it is completely consensual. Zed is rough around the edges, arrogant, and emotionally closed off, but he makes sure Nairne is 100% okay with whatever he does before he does it. There's a contract and everything.Things I Liked- Consent! Consent! Consent! For this type of kink to sit well with me consent has to figure in immediately, not as an afterthought, and it totally did. Made the steamy scenes even hotter. And they were HOT. Phew!- Zed! I like alpha males, what can I say. Muscles and confidence. Mmmhm yes please. Besides being a pro soccer player, he's also in the ruling levels of the Italian Mafia. Realistic? No. But romances around pro sports players AREN'T realistic, in my opinion, because they are so rare. So it didn't bother me.- NAIRNE. I love Nairne so so much. She's turned on by Zed's dominance but she doesn't let him push her around outside of the bedroom and I am HERE for it. My girl!! Also, she is such a strong person. As a star football (soccer) player herself, she suffered a traumatic injury that left her in a wheelchair. While this understandably caused her a great deal of mental and emotional anguish, she doesn't let it completely consume her. She struggles – who wouldn't – but she keeps fighting.- The relationship between Nairne and her best friend, Elodie! They have each other's backs, no matter what. I loved them together so much. It was good to see a book with positive female friendships.Things I Didn't LikeThere was a LOT going on in this book. I think it was because the author is introducing all of this crap that Nairne and Zed have to go through in the series of three books, but it was just like...whoa, Nellie, slow down!!Zed's older, female mentor/lover. Yick. I know things like that happen, because bad people do bad things...which would have been fine, but I didn't feel like it was dealt with well. Zed never really did deal with it, and I feel like he needs to because that's really messed up. Maybe in the later books? I hope so.The whole thing with Nairne's father was a little too wrapped-up-in-a-bow. It felt completely out of place and unnecessary and unlikely. I was glad it occurred at the end of the book instead of the beginning because I'm honestly not sure I would have finished it!4/5 stars overall.I love Zed and Nairne and if you enjoy romance with lots of steamy sex, a little danger, and a lot of banter, this one is for you!Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram

~Check out all my reviews over on The Bent Bookworm!~Say WHAT?!? I was skimming through some book titles and came screeching to a halt at the tagline on this one. I'm a complete sucker for Beauty and the Beast retellings, but...alien abduction romance?? I've never been much of a sci-fi reader, but I did pick Garrus as the romantic interest when I played through Mass Effect years ago so I thought why not, I can give anything a try once.^Garrus was just so sweet and awkward, and he was awesome backup in a firefight.“Act with honor, integrity, and respect, lest the Beast control you and destroy all that you are.”Things I Liked- The action never stopped - if they weren't in mortal danger and running from aliens of ever-varying and ever-weirder shapes and sizes, they were making the pages sizzle. I love books where you never have time to sit and twiddle your thumbs. A moving plot will cover many sins, and it did in this case.- I was very interested in the world the authors were creating, with so many different races of aliens and cultures. There just needed to be more of it! More detail, more time spent showing the world, not just the little patch of ground the characters happened to be standing on at the time.- I really liked Jrec. He's the typical alpha-male hero type, military, super sexy and fit and with a penchant for protecting those weaker than himself (which is pretty much everyone). He has a darker side to his past that is only hinted at, maybe that will show up more in future books. He really seems to get the short end of the stick as the Beast in this story, but he still tries to hold onto the better part of himself.- The sex scenes were actually pretty well done - at least as well done as I could imagine for sex with an alien, albeit a very human-like one.Things I Didn't Like- Okay, as I feared/thought when I read the description...the cheese is strong with this one. I got a very strong original-series-Star-Trek vibe, with all the grimacing and eye-rolling that usually comes with watching one of those old shows. I haven't seen much Star Trek, so I'm not entirely sure if part of this book was supposed to be a spoof on it or not. But yes...much cheese.- The whole reason Jrec and Amelia “fall in love” so quickly is because of some idea of “one true love” in the Krakarian culture. If you like that sort of thing, great, you'll be right on board with this. I despise the idea that we're fated to have one true “mate” and if we miss that one person we'll never experience true love...bullshit. I know it's just a story and sort of a plot device here but ARGH. On top of the insta-love...it was just super annoying.- Amelia has no back story! Her friend Lily has even less, and even Jrec's is barely hinted at. It's like they just dropped onto the highway at the beginning of the story, fully formed, but with no parents or family...because they definitely never spare THEM a second thought.2.5/5 stars, rounded up to 3 stars. I might continue with the series. I like a little more substance to my books even if they are focused mainly on the romance, but I did enjoy aspects of the story.Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram

Love in the Stacks is part of a series of erotica designed to be read in an hour or two - and it delivers high quality for this format! The cast of characters is kept small and is naturally focused on the hero and heroine. The scene is likewise kept small, with 90% of the short read taking place in the library where the couple both work. Despite the condensed form, the author manages to convey a sense of something other than “love/lust at first sight,” as it is obvious that an interest and attraction had been growing between the two MCs, and that we are only seeing the climax (no pun intended) of that growing tension. The hero, Ben, is also neurodivergent in some way, and I appreciated the effort the author made to include this sort of representation.

Some of the “sexy times” language had me wincing - but these were probably just my personal caveats and preferences.

~Review first appeared on The Bent Bookworm!~ I am so excited to be able to give a high recommendation to Anya Cosgrove's debut novel! This book was such a fun, entertaining read.They say ignorance is bliss. I say ignorance gets you killed. I still miss it, though.Best Things- Um, the brothers! Duh. They're very different but they're both hot. Haha! Thom is the friendly, popular guy that everyone likes, and Liam is the brooding anti-hero. As you know by now, if you've read my blog for any length of time...I am ALL ABOUT the anti-heroes. Yes please.- Alana is a fun character, and I'm super eager to see how she grows and matures in future books. She comes around to this whole supernatural thing very quickly, and it would have been a sore point for me except that she even says in her narration that it's very odd, how easily she accepted this new world that she is suddenly thrust into. So I'm interested to see if that plays out in any way down the road as well.- The slow burn! I absolutely hate insta-love, and while of course it's pretty normal for any hot-blooded human to feel some physical pull to an attractive other person, I don't think it's normal for a true obsession to switch on immediately. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN HERE, and I am so grateful. It made me enjoy the story so much more!- The evil guy is really despicable. Not just sort of nasty. Like made my skin crawl in horror. Which is IMPORTANT! If the stakes aren't high enough, the story won't work...and it worked, let me tell you.Minor Complaints- Love triangle. Obviously that was a main point of this story, it even says it in the GR description – but I really didn't think I personally would be so torn between the brothers. ARGH!- Need more details on how all this witch/warlock/demon/magic stuff actually works, and it's origins. It's explained a little, but...really needs some more fleshing out. Hopefully in the next books!- Erm...the cover. I absolutely HATE covers with barechested men or scantily clad women. Like I couldn't read a physical copy of this in public. Can we please just not? There's so many other cool scenes from this book that they could have chosen...but that's a very small beef. Just ignore the cover!I cannot WAIT for the next installment of Bloody Hearts, which is titled Witch's Honor and is due out on April 11, 2019!Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram Google+

One page in, started in on tropey descriptions of women, witches, and political correctness (which I think was supposed to be funny). Just...no. No star rating because this is more of a personal taste thing, at least the part that I read, don't feel like it's quite fair to give one star just because it's not my thing.

Loved this - recommend reading AFTER you've read at least [b:Ashes: Phoenix Heart Season 1 Episode 1 56236494 Ashes (Phoenix Heart Season 1 #1) Sarah K.L. Wilson https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1607565057l/56236494.SY75.jpg 87594604] and maybe the second one!

Sex from Scratch is less a how-to relationship book and more a “this is how WE do it” book, a set of anecdotes or case studies that the author compiled to give the reader a much broader look at how relationships function than society usually affords us. (If you're looking for more of a detailed how-to book, take a look at [b:Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy 52569124 Polysecure Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy Jessica Fern https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598102750l/52569124.SY75.jpg 78218070], by Jessica Fern.) This is a fascinating look into non-traditional relationship dynamics and approaches that have worked (or haven't) for the people involved in them, and it is incredibly refreshing to hear stories about and from other people for whom the traditional monogamous, one-and-only-one mentality simply didn't work – and to feel acceptance and even joy in that, not shame! Not every story is going to resonate with every person. At least one dynamic that was given as one that could be applied, that of a relationship where one or more partner holds a “veto power” over another, is one I personally feel to be completely unethical regardless of whether all the people involved are fully informed and consenting – but that choice of course belongs to the people involved. The sheer variety and combination of ideas and situations makes this book worth reading, though as the author notes in a foreward, her sample size was small and heavily skewed towards a white, Gen-X or millennial population. The overall takeaway is that regardless of the relationship dynamic details, 100% honesty and a TON of communication is required – no assumptions.I started by listening to the audio of this and at not quite halfway transitioned to a hard copy because I wanted to be able to take some notes and highlight things.

The Mabinogion is a collection of very, very old Welsh tales. As such they sound and feel very odd and stilted to the modern ear, but give very interesting insights into the mindset and culture prevalent for their time(s). I have loved the story of Blodeuwedd for many years (a woman created and groomed to be one thing for one man who chose to rebel and forge her own way, come on now) and for almost as long have intended to read the Mabinogion to hopefully obtain a better grasp on the culture and world of that particular story. The tales included in the book are not all related - a few are, but there appeared to be two very distinct groups. One that included Blodeuwedd and those characters, and one centering around King Arthur and his knights. The translation included much repetition, as one would expect of tales that were originally meant presented in an oral fashion with audience inclusion. I am not a historical scholar but it seemed to be quite an accurate and true to the original sound and content translation. I also really appreciated the explanatory section at the very beginning, that filled in some of the context I was missing and made listening to them much more enjoyable.
A beautiful depiction of Blodeuwedd (the flower goddess, the owl goddess, among other names) by Selina Fenech.

Audio Notes: Listened at 1.1 speed. I enjoyed the narration for this, and I doubt I would have had much success in reading it in book form, as I had tried that a few years back and did not finish. Due to the very old styling and content that seemed to need more background than I had (I never was able to keep most of the Welsh names straight, mostly because I could NOT understand them and even if I could, they certainly don't look, on paper, how they are pronounced), and my modern preferences in reading, I found it hard to get through that way. This narrator kept things moving and changed voice slightly when necessary but that was rarely needed just due to the way the tales are written.

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TL;DR Review: Standalone, but the 4th book in a series. “Magical dud” and insta-love tropes, but the MC basically deus ex machinas her way out of...everything? Writing is good but worldbuilding is minimal to nonexistent, maybe because its the 4th book. Going to read the 1st one and see if things are explained/solidified.

TL;DR Review: Calladia is MY GIRL. She's angry, she takes no shit, and she defends both her friends and the helpless with the tenacity and fierceness of a rottweiler. She's been manipulated and abused and NEVER AGAIN. Oh, and she absolutely despises Astoroth. So she has some pretty big walls up...but when it's the centuries old demon who is suddenly nearly helpless...well. I liked this book way more than I expected to and much more than the first, in part because of how strongly I identify with what Calladia has been through in her life and her response to it. The banter between her and Astoroth is hilarious, the sexual tension is ridiculous, and the spicy scenes are exactly that.

~Follow all my reviews over on my blog, The Bent Bookworm!~ Confession: this was the reviewer version of a cover-buy. I know absolutely nothing about Mera, or Aquaman, or the DC version of Atlantis. I requested a review copy because I saw it on NetGalley and went, “Ooooh a red-haired girl with a trident!” Then I read it, and it said Atlantis, and I still thought maybe it had something to do with Greek gods because of the trident. So sue me. I STILL ENJOYED IT! So I am living, breathing proof that you don't have to have back story to enjoy this graphic novel.Mera: Tidebreaker is an origin story for Mera, but even without knowing her future (I didn't, I only looked it up after I finished this book) I thoroughly enjoyed the story, mainly for the stunning artwork. It has a brighter look and feel to it than a lot of the graphic novels I've picked up and it made it much easier to read and very engaging. Mera is such an intriguing character - immature, headstrong, but with ability and heart - and a TON of potential. Then there is the ongoing battle between Atlantis and Xebel, with SO MUCH there that wasn't explained - I'm guessing because it is explained in the actual comics. And Arthur - I'm very interested in his back story, like how did his parents ever meet and why did he grow up as he did?My one complaint with this story was the instalove. SO MUCH INSTALOVE. Why?!? I feel like even a teenage girl of Mera's character and inclinations wouldn't just suddenly -poof- fall in love with a boy just because he was nice to her. It seemed so off for her, so strange and jarring...maybe there is something there that I'm missing due to my lack of knowledge about the rest of their story, but I just really felt like that didn't belong. Why does she have to end up paired up right now? Why not just assume that happens later, but that they MEET right now?Regardless of that, 4/5 stars for beautiful artwork and engaging story.Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram

~Check out my blog over at The Bent Bookworm!~If you haven't read the first in the series, I highly recommend it and you can check out my review right here. That review is spoiler free, but THIS review may contain spoilers for the first book! Bind the Soul picks up right where Chase the Dark (Steel & Stone #1) left off. Piper is back home at the consulate, and Ash is gone. Lyle has spent weeks searching for him and only has the barest of information. Piper knows that Ash is a big boy and can take care of himself...but she also knows he sacrificed a lot for her, and that despite his own power seemed genuinely afraid of whoever - whatever - holds sway over him. To help him would mean defying her father AGAIN, risking her own safety (since she still has no idea how she managed to use the Sahar), and plunging into Hades itself...and the choice may not be hers to make. “Death is easy. Living is difficult.”Phew! This book took a really dark turn. There are some torture scenes that left my heart racing. I was so very emotionally invested in these characters. I'm also Team Ash ALL THE WAY, I don't care what anyone says. I love anti-heroes in general, and as a love interest he is just so swoonworthy (is that a word? it should be).There is SO MUCH going on here. The upper and lower daemons are still trying to get their hands on the Sahar, which has so very inconveniently become attached to Piper. Piper just wants to prevent world destruction, and get Ash back. And become a consul, which means never becoming involved with Ash, or Lyre, or any other daemon.Riiiiight. How's that working out for ya, my girl? The pace of this book is fast and furious as our lovelies escape and re-escape and try to stay one step ahead of the Father of All Nasties, a.k.a. the very sadistic Samael. Every time I thought they might get a breather - whoops, just kidding! Here's another nasty punch to brighten your day. It just kept going and going and I absolutely loved it. There are also a couple of new characters introduced that I really hope will be in the rest of the books, as their stories seem like they would be absolutely fascinating. Also, ahem, can someone please introduce a love interest for Lyle so that I can stop fretting over it? There are some absolutely heart-melting scenes spaced in between all the action. Ash and Piper have such incredible chemistry and yet they both seem convinced they can't be together (trope-y, yes, but it works). Rational thought never keeps sparks from flying though, and it doesn't keep traitorous hearts from caring when the mind would rather not. She lifted her face, met his eyes - and saw his soul beneath the black. “Kill that bastard,” she whispered.One thing that really bothered me throughout the first half of this book was how Piper seemed to have regressed in maturity. This series is marketed as YA, I understand that. However, the first book was really not very YA in tone or content, at all. Piper is supposed to be seventeen, but she acts more like someone in their early twenties. So, I expected this one to be the same and it wasn't quite. The last half it was back to the old Piper. It was rather frustrating, but oh well. It was only mildly distracting.Piper's parentage and inherited (or not) magic still isn't explained and I am absolutely dying of curiosity. I feel like there must be SOMETHING there or else she wouldn't have been able to connect with the Sahar the way she did, but that part wasn't delved into much at all in this book. Overall 4/5 stars, highly, HIGHLY recommend! This is an awesome futuristic fantasy series with characters you can really get behind. I am SO READY to dive into the third book!Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram Google+

~Full review here on The Bent Bookworm!~Ancient Greeks called the planets planetoibecause it means “wanderers,”and because planets don't stayinonefixedplacethey're constantly moving,wandering between the stars,like me.Calliope June has Tourette's Syndrome. She also has either an extremely heartbroken or extremely immature mother, I can't decide which. I waffled between feeling sorry for her mom, or being absolutely furious with her. Regardless, Cassie has lived in 10 different places in the past 9 years. Every time her mom breaks up with a guy, they move. With no warning. While Callie recognizes that her mom loves her, she also slowly comes to see that she is also wrong in some of the ways she “shows” her love. I was really happy when, towards the end, Cassie found the inner strength to confront her mother about some of those things.Callie's tics cause her a lot of embarrassment. She tries so hard to control them, but that only seems to make them worse. Her consciousness of them and yet the constant betrayal by her body were very eye-opening. I've never known anyone with TS and my only real media exposure is the bartender in The Boondocks Saints. It's sad that there isn't more education on this condition and that so much fun is made of it. The kids at Callie's school never thought twice, and even her own mother is embarrassed by it. HER MOTHER! Callie is embarrassed enough, she certainly doesn't need anyone telling her to try to stop, or hide her tics. Despite all that, she is such a huge-hearted person and continues to pick herself up and continue on. Sure, she has emotional moments – but we all do, and most of us don't struggle with a health condition that has our own body backfiring on us every second of every day.I loved the verse in this book – and I am so, SO far from being a poetry person. In fact, when I first saw that this book was written in verse I nearly didn't look any further because of that. But I was intrigued by the concept, and I've never read anything that had a character with TS, so I read the excerpt on Amazon and I had to have the rest of the book RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW. Turns out that there are two points of view in the story: Callie's, the verse, and Jinsong's, the prose. It works beautifully. The verse feels like a stream-of-consciousness narration.The characters took me back to middle school. Callie and Jinsong are so very real. Jinsong made me angry for awhile, because even though he likes Callie at first he feels too embarrassed by her to stand up for her. It was really sickening...but he grows. He finds his backbone, and his heart, and it's just the most adorable thing ever.My heart broke for Callie the entire way through the book. The amount of resilience and tenacity she shows is incredible. Even when the very person who should help her and care for her the most barely gives her the time of day. Also, kids are so, so MEAN. I loved that as embarrassed and hurt as she would sometimes be though, Callie still found it in her to fight back.“They all have friendship lockets.Every girl at Black Ridge has one,except you.”I glance at Beatriz's neck.“And you.”BURN, baby, burn.This was a phenomenal book. I really felt like the author put us right into Callie's shoes. The writing was flawless – not once did I feel jolted out of the story by any sort of author intervention, and the ending...well. My heart broke into a thousand pieces. But it's worth it! It fits. And there is hope, because Callie is not the sort of person to let her condition or her mother stop her.There are a lot of quotes from the book that I would love to share. I bookmarked SO many. But I really think this is one you need to go read for yourself. So please, go buy a copy or request your library to buy one!Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram Google+

Eligible is one of those books I was just seeing everywhere, and then by some stroke of fortune my tiny little library had it on the “new reads” shelf. I was so excited! I was even the first person to check it out.:) Then of course I discoverd that it is one of a series of Austen retellings called The Austen Project, and of course now I must read all of them. The life of a book addict is hard, I'm telling you! Anyway, on to the review.

Well before his arrival in Cincinnati, everyone knew that Chip Bingley was looking for a wife.

Eligible

It wasn't a secret that her mother fetishized all manner of domestic decor.

Since Liz's adolescence, when viewing television commercials that celebrated the ostensibly unconditional love of mothers for their children...she had felt like a foreign exchange student observing the customs of another country.

quite

“Lizzy, nothing could bring me greater happiness than to have you staying at my house, freaking out about a boy.”

“To top what's come so far, it had better have to do with alien abduction or bestiality.”